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1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 744,495 | Gross: $326.11M
2. Ferrari (2023)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Alessandro Cremona
Votes: 45,950
3. The Imitation Game (2014)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Votes: 827,174 | Gross: $91.13M
4. The Miracle Worker (1962)
Approved | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson
Votes: 20,569 | Gross: $5.45M
5. Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
110 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history.
Director: Sergey Mokritskiy | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Oleg Vasilkov, Nikita Tarasov
Votes: 13,997
6. Rebel in the Rye (2017)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".
Director: Danny Strong | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Victor Garber, Hope Davis
Votes: 10,832 | Gross: $0.38M
7. Rob Peace (2024)
119 min | Biography, Drama
The story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately succumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor | Stars: Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello
Votes: 166
8. The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well-known musical family, overcomes many obstacles to pursue her musical career and move to the United States.
Director: Ben Verbong | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Eliza Bennett, Rosemary Harris, Yvonne Catterfeld
Votes: 687
9. The Girl (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 91 min | Biography, Drama
The turbulent relationship between filmmaker Sir Alfred Hitchcock (Toby Jones) and actress Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller).
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Sienna Miller, Toby Jones, Imelda Staunton, Conrad Kemp
Votes: 7,231
10. Lillie (1978)
672 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Seen on Masterpiece Theatre, starring Francesca Annis in an award-winning performance, Lillie vividly captures the complex woman who became one of the most notorious and respected figures of the Victorian era.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Peggy Ann Wood, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 689
11. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Approved | 88 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler
Votes: 6,734
12. Bergen (2022)
145 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Bergen, a valuable Turkish Arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life.
Directors: Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay | Stars: Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tilbe Saran, Nergis Öztürk
Votes: 6,238
13. Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Vienna, early 20th century: the young Egon Schiele is one of the most discussed artists of his time with his original, erotically charged works.
Director: Dieter Berner | Stars: Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner, Valerie Pachner, Marie Jung
Votes: 1,533
14. Mary Queen of Scots (2013)
119 min | Biography, Drama, History
A queen who lost three kingdoms. A wife who lost three husbands. A woman who lost her head.
Director: Thomas Imbach | Stars: Camille Rutherford, Mehdi Dehbi, Sean Biggerstaff, Aneurin Barnard
Votes: 995
15. Violette (1978)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Jean-François Garreaud
Votes: 2,535
16. Baris Akarsu Merhaba (2022)
115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A life story of Baris Akarsu, who was a Turkish rock musician and actor.
Director: Mert Dikmen | Stars: Ismail Ege Sasmaz, Almila Ada, Safak Pekdemir, Burak Satibol
Votes: 1,671
17. The Magic Box (1951)
Approved | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Robert Donat, Maria Schell, Renée Asherson, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,419
18. Priest of Love (1981)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Miles | Stars: Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner, Penelope Keith
Votes: 524
19. Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama
Annie Sullivan Macy accompanies her student Helen Keller to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1898 and supports her as she attends Radcliffe College.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Blythe Danner, Mare Winningham, Perry King, Vera Miles
Votes: 162
20. Cloud Capped Star (2013)
Unrated | 154 min | Biography, Drama
To Ritwik Ghatak film was not merely a form of entertainment, but a weapon, a medium to portray struggle of common men. He was successful neither in his career nor he could he become a good... See full summary »
Director: Kamaleswar Mukherjee | Stars: Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Rahul Banerjee
Votes: 732
21. Jack London (1943)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Biography, War
Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist (1876-1916).
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen, Harry Davenport
Votes: 452
22. Memories of My Childhood (1965)
72 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
Based on Ion Creanga's book, the story of a child from his childhood to his manhood.
Director: Elisabeta Bostan | Stars: Stefan Ciubotarasu, Ion Bocancea, Corina Constantinescu, Emanoil Petrut
Votes: 553
23. Beatrix: The Early Life of Beatrix Potter (1990 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
A biographical film about Beatrix Potter as a young woman.
Director: Mike Healey | Stars: Ernest Blake, Helena Bonham Carter, Carolyn Bonnyman, Carol Brannan
Votes: 16
24. Devil's Dust (2012)
Biography, Drama
Follow the corporate scandal surrounding multi-national asbestos company, James Hardie, the life or death fight against their strategy of ignoring the dangers of asbestos for decades, and the desperate fight to expose their crimes.
Stars: Anthony Hayes, Don Hany, Ewen Leslie, Alexandra Schepisi
Votes: 149
25. My Way: The Rise and Fall of Silvio Berlusconi (2016 TV Movie)
98 min | Documentary, Biography
The life of Italian Tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi, told by himself.
Director: Antongiulio Panizzi | Stars: Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi, Alan Friedman, Fedele Confalonieri
Votes: 844
26. The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
Approved | 91 min | Biography, Music, Musical
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Walter Connolly, Lee Bowman
Votes: 134 | Gross: $0.30M
27. Hanako & Anne (2014)
15 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Follows the life of translator Hanako Muraoka; from the turbulent Meiji Period, to the Taisho Period and the Showa Period. Hanako Muraoka would go on to translate novel "Anne of Green Gables," by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sarah Macdonald, Ryohei Suzuki
Votes: 83
28. Berlin-Jerusalem (1989)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama
Two interconnected stories in the 1930s, one set in Berlin, the other in Palestine: Mania Vilbouchevich Shohat (1880-1961), called Tania, a Russian Jew and revolutionary, goes from Minsk to... See full summary »
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Lisa Kreuzer, Rivka Neuman, Markus Stockhausen, Benjamin Levi
Votes: 97
29. Lost Legacy (2013 TV Short)
18 min | Short, Biography
Feature-documentary film about a prominent Armenian oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and a philanthropist. His family was one of the richest of their times. The film focuses not on ... See full summary »
Director: Khachatur Martirosyan | Stars: Varag Gevorgyan, Siranush Ghukasyan, Ani Hakobyan, Jenya Hakobyan
Votes: 13
30. This Island Earth: 2 1/2 Years in the Making (2013 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
An extensive documentary highlighting the making of 'THIS ISLAND EARTH'.
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Larry Blamire, Bob Burns, Joe Dante, C. Courtney Joyner
Votes: 16
31. Abide with Me (1976 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Cathleen Nesbitt, Ann Francis, Zena Walker, Geoffrey Bayldon
32. Klänge des Verschweigens (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Sounds From the Fog chronicles the odyssey of a gay musician in Nazi Germany. Director Klaus Stanjek's cheerful Uncle Willi lived with his family, except when he was touring as a musician ... See full summary »
Director: Klaus Stanjek | Stars: Inge Baumeister, Walter Beck, Ruth Bluhme, Käthe Busch
Votes: 10
33. Pasteur (1935)
71 min | Biography, Drama, History
The biography of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French biologist credited for his research on vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.
Directors: Sacha Guitry, Fernand Rivers | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Jean Périer, José Squinquel, Gaston Dubosc
Votes: 77
34. KonTiki Project
Documentary, History, Mystery | Filming
An archaeological excavation in the ancient Museum of Human Anatomy in Pisa, Italy.
Director: Beatrice Barberis | Stars: Pasquale Barile, Maria Longhena, Ramona Melli, Stefania Zampetti
35. Mozart in viaggio verso Praga (1974 TV Movie)
55 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Stefano Roncoroni | Stars: Raoul Grassilli, Carmen Scarpitta, Wilma D'Eusebio, Daniela Scavelli
37. 21 Days (I)
Biography, Drama, Sport | Announced
During the struggling years of the great depression, two best friends, Willie Pastrano and Ralph Dupas operate a small shoeshine stand on Bourbon Street, in the heart of New Orleans' French... See full summary »
38. Il ritorno del cigno (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on the life of the great composer Gioachino Rossini.
Director: Ettore Florio | Stars: Bruno Praticò, Alessandro Gimelli, Angela Pascucci, Paola Antonucci
40. Ab heute heisst du Sarah (1989)
110 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Peter Behle | Stars: Thomas Ahrens, Claudia Balko, Claus-Peter Damitz, Hansi Jochmann
41. Rees Howells, Intercessor (2005 Video)
G | 54 min | Documentary
Documentary on the Bible College of Wales, from its beginnings through to the present day, focusing on founder Rees Howells. Dramatised re-enactments and narration combine with interviews of former staff and students.
Director: Paul Bundock | Stars: Andrew Caughey, Jonathan Hill, Lynn Robertson Hay
44. William S. Burroughs: 100 Years (2014)
16 min | Short, Biography
LARB A.V. presents a short documentary on the life of writer William S. Burroughs, in honor of his birthday centennial. With great help from celebrated biographer Barry Miles, we explore ... See full summary »
Director: J.G. Gorin | Star: Barry Miles